Jeremy Mayfield has missed the deadline to enter his car into Saturday night's race at Daytona International Speedway. He had an afternoon deadline Thursday to bring the No. 41 Toyota to the track, and it passed with no sign of Mayfield or his race team. Mayfield's indefinite suspension for a failed drug test was lifted by a federal judge on Wednesday, allowing him to race this weekend. He still can race if another team gives him a seat in a car.

There is no doubt that NASCAR would welcome Danica Patrick to their field of drivers, and Patrick herself has said that she has interest in coming over from the Indy Racing Series.

Seeing a driver of her caliber come to NASCAR would be great because she would bring a lot of attention, not to mention a lot of fan support.

The problem with Patrick coming over right now is that she is coming over totally in the dark about how to drive a stock car.

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. - For the past 2½ months, IndyCar Series drivers have leaned significantly to the left. This weekend, they'll throw in some right-hand turns at Watkins Glen International.

The Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen kicks off three consecutive road/street course races, and five of the final nine events are on natural-terrain or temporary street/airport circuits.

"I haven't turned right in two months," said Raphael Matos, the Bombardier Learjet Rookie of the Year points leader for Luczo Dragon Racing. "Being at the go-kart track makes you work really hard on your reflexes, your concentration. You can simulate so many things there like qualifying runs, long runs on fuel, everything. The best thing is it gets your body back to how it feels on a road course."

In order to get in, you need to be nominated. Here are the 25 finalists for the inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame class.